Theme Park Waits Send feedback

All parksAlton Towers

Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) — wait times

Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) at Alton Towers. Closed right now.

Busiest around 5pm (about 8 min) and quietest around 11am (about 5 min).

Of the days recorded so far, Sunday averages the longest queue, at about 7 minutes.

Closed during 12% of the readings taken while the park was fully open. The feed does not say why, so that covers refurbishment and weather as well as breakdowns.

The longest queue we have recorded is 20 minutes on 2026-09-03, the shortest 5 minutes on 2026-08-15.

Typical wait through the day

11am5 min12 readings
12pm5 min25 readings
1pm5 min17 readings
2pm7 min11 readings
3pm7 min18 readings
4pm5 min11 readings
5pm8 min12 readings
6pm6 min8 readings

See every ride at Alton Towers live, or read the park’s history.